2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shawnee, OK vs Liberty, MO

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Highlights
- Liberty spends 37.1% more per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Liberty than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Liberty had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, OKLiberty, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,017$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6754573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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Reviews for Liberty    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We love living Liberty because of the great  More

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Over 19 years ago

If you are relocating to the area, housing choices are abundant and range from starter homes to upscale, try Montclair or  More

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